Table of Contents
Preface: My Story
Introduction
Setting Yourself Up for Success
7 Spots in Your Home for Great Light
10 Steps to Set Up Your Photos for Success
9 Ideas for Getting Your Family in the Mood
3 Ways Black and White Can Transform So-So Photos
My Top 10 Times to Take Candid Family Photos
Developing a Photographer’s Eye
Practice Framing Daily Moments
Unpacking a Photo
8 Ways to Discover Color, Line, Shape, and Texture
9 Cues for When to Shoot or Convert to
Black and White
No Longer Afraid of the Dark
Storyteller vs. Photographer
Everyday Life
Five tips for photographing everyday life
1. Saturday Mornings
2. Breakfast or Mealtime
3. Heart of the Home
4. Video Games
5. Backyard Fun
6. Outdoor Sports
7. Out and About
8. Bedtime Rituals
Holidays
Five tips for photographing the holidays
9. Valentine’s Day
10. Easter
11. Fourth of July
12. Halloween
13. Thanksgiving
14. Christmas
15. Birthdays
Family Portraits
Five tips for photographing family portraits
16. Self-Portrait of Mom
17. Portrait of Dad
18. You and Your Spouse
19. Sisters
20. Brothers
21. Cousins
22. Grandparents
23. Pets
24. The Family Portrait
Tweens & Teens
Five tips for photographing tweens and teens
25. Bedrooms
26. Tween Self-Portrait
27. Friends Forever
28. Performances
29. Senior Portraits: Girls
30. Senior Portraits: Guys
31. Prom
32. Graduation
Family Vacations & Travel
Five tips for photographing vacations and travel
33 A Day at the Beach
34 Snow Day!
35 The Great Outdoors
36 Sunset Silhouettes
37 Amusement Parks
38 Hotels
39 Visiting the Monuments
40 Breathtaking Landscapes with Kids
Last Words
Appendix
Index